An earthquake measuring 4.1-magnitude jolted Negros Occidental shortly before Tuesday noon, Nov. 2, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
An earthquake measuring 4.1-magnitude jolted Negros Occidental shortly before Tuesday noon, Nov. 2, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
The tremor that struck at 11:58 a.m. originated 18 kilometers northeast of Sipalay City in Negros Occidental. In its preliminary report, Phivolcs said the 4.1-magnitude quake was felt as a “weak” tremor at Intensity III in Iloilo City. Its instruments also recorded the tremor at Intensity V in Sipalay City; Intensity III in Bago City; and Intensity II in La Carlota City.
Phivolcs said the earthquake was tectonic in origin, which means it was caused by the movement of an active fault near the area.
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